KRAUS & BROS. v. UNITED STATES

No. 198.

327 U.S. 614 (1946)

M. KRAUS & BROS., INC. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Turner Cooke argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was I. Jonas Speciner.

W. Marvin Smith argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McGrath, Robert S. Erdahl and Beatrice Rosenberg.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY announced the conclusion and judgment of the Court.

The problem here is whether the petitioner corporation was properly convicted of a crime under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.1

The petitioner is engaged in the wholesale meat and poultry business in New York City. Poultry is a commodity subject to the provisions of Revised Maximum Price Regulation No. 269,2 promulgated...

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